This year, the competition, Young Soloists, will take place for the twenty-first time and continues the remarkable tradition of giving young musicians the opportunity to take the stage with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
The application deadline is up to and including October 15, 2025.
The competition is intended for students in instrumentation and singing, aged 30 and under, who are Icelandic citizens or have lived in Iceland for at least one year.
It takes place in two rounds:
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In the previous round, participants are evaluated by submitted video recordings.
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In the second round, which takes place at the beginning of January, 8 -10 contestants perform works for a jury.
All applicants are asked to familiarize themselves with it competition rules a well-but-electronic application form can be found below. The contact person for the competition is the project manager of the Department of Music of LHÍ Thelma Hrönn Sigurdórsdóttir (thelma@lhi.is).